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Supreme Court Cancels Bail for Shiv Sena Corporator
The Supreme Court has stopped the bail given to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre.
Mhatre is accused of assaulting doctors and hospital workers in Thane.
The alleged incident happened after an argument about treatment for a pregnant woman.
The Bombay High Court had earlier granted bail to Mhatre and four other accused people.
The Supreme Court told Mhatre to surrender within three days.
It said doctors and other medical workers must be protected from attacks.
Mhatre’s lawyer said the other criminal cases against him were politically motivated.
The trial has already started, and the Supreme Court will consider the Maharashtra government’s appeal.
The Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court’s bail order for Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre.
Mhatre was ordered to surrender within three days in the Thane hospital assault case.
The case concerns an alleged assault on doctors and staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital on July 6.
The court said the medical fraternity must not be attacked and agreed to hear Maharashtra’s appeal.
Mhatre’s lawyer said the cases against him were politically motivated and that he had been acquitted in 18 of 19 cases.
- Who
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre and four other accused people; the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra government are involved in the legal proceedings.
- What
- The Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court’s bail order and directed Mhatre to surrender within three days.
- Where
- Shastri Nagar Hospital, a municipal hospital in Thane district, Maharashtra.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on July 6; the High Court granted bail on August 7; the Supreme Court issued its order on Monday.
- Why
- The alleged assault followed an argument over claims that hospital staff delayed treatment for a pregnant woman.
Mhatre’s Defense
Prosecution and Court Concerns
Need for continued bail
Mhatre’s Defense
Mhatre’s lawyer argued that the trial had already begun, witnesses had been examined, and there was no obstruction to the proceedings.
Prosecution and Court Concerns
The Maharashtra government appealed the bail order, and the Supreme Court directed Mhatre to surrender while agreeing to hear the appeal.
Mhatre’s criminal record
Mhatre’s Defense
Mhatre’s lawyer said the 19 cases, including the present one, were politically motivated and that Mhatre had been acquitted in 18 of them.
Prosecution and Court Concerns
The Supreme Court noted that the present case was Mhatre’s 19th criminal matter.
Treatment of medical workers
Mhatre’s Defense
The defense emphasized that the trial was proceeding and that the complainant, a woman doctor, was scheduled to testify.
Prosecution and Court Concerns
The Supreme Court stressed that medical workers serve the public and must not be attacked.
Key facts
- Accused
- Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre, a Shiv Sena corporator
- Alleged incident
- Doctors and hospital staff were allegedly assaulted after a dispute over treatment.
- Hospital
- Shastri Nagar Hospital in Thane district
- Supreme Court direction
- Mhatre must surrender within three days.
- Earlier bail order
- The Bombay High Court granted bail to Mhatre and four other accused on August 7.
- Current legal status
- The trial has begun, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear Maharashtra’s appeal.
- Defense claim
- Mhatre’s lawyer said he had been acquitted in 18 of 19 cases and that the cases were politically motivated.
Quotes
Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta
The Supreme Court bench hearing the Maharashtra government’s appeal against Mhatre’s bail.
“The message should go out loud and clear that the medical fraternity cannot be touched. They serve people and cannot be attacked in this manner.”
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Sources
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